Day: August 24, 2018

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A view of Winnipeg from the Red River Four years ago, the death of an indigenous teenager put Winnipeg on the map for all the wrong reasons. But instead of hiding in shame, the city – buoyed by its indigenous organisations – became a leader of Canada’s reconciliation movement.…

Image copyright AFP Image caption The US has cut aid meant for people living in Gaza US President Donald Trump has ordered more than $200m (£155m) in economic aid which was to be allocated to Gaza and the West Bank be redirected elsewhere. A State Department official said the decision was made after a review…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Problem solved – according to Mr Trump after his June summit with Kim Jong-un US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be travelling to North Korea in the immediate future after Donald Trump asked him to call off a planned trip. The president said in a tweet that insufficient…

Image copyright Facebook Image caption There are “no criminal suspicions” over the deaths of John and Susan Cooper, the Egyptian authorities say A British couple who died on holiday in Egypt suffered heart and respiratory failure, local authorities have said. John Cooper, 69, and his wife Susan, 63, from Burnley, were staying at the Steigenberger…

Image copyright Christina Carlin-Kraft Image caption Christina Carlin-Kraft was found strangled to death in her Pennsylvania suburb apartment A former Playboy model has been found strangled to death in her apartment in a Philadelphia suburb. Christina Carlin-Kraft, 36, was discovered by police on 22 August in the bedroom of the home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Lower…

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The forests around Berlin are laden with unexploded munitions, further complicating a dangerous task Firefighters in Germany are battling to subdue one of the largest forest fires in recent decades, around 50km (30 miles) south of Berlin. The blaze spread overnight on Thursday to an area equivalent to 500…

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has been booked for diving on his past two visits to Vicarage RoadCrystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has warned Watford mascot Harry the Hornet against “disgraceful” provocation of Wilfried Zaha in Sunday’s Premier League game at Vicarage Road. Harry the Hornet mocked Zaha, 25, by diving in front of him…

KSI (left) and Logan Paul will fight in front of 20,000 people at the Manchester Arena on SaturdayIt’s being billed as ‘the biggest fight in internet history’ – but the people involved aren’t boxers, they’re YouTube stars. If you’ve heard people talk about Saturday’s fight between KSI and Logan Paul but you’re not sure what…

Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock says helping his wife Sharon through breast cancer has made him realise that there’s “more important” things than football. Watch the full interview on Football Focus, Saturday from 12:00 BST on BBC One and the BBC Sport website. WATCH MORE: Mkhitaryan hits back at ex-players turned critics